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Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day? [Sonnet no. 18]- Shakespeare, An Analysis

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Hello Friends... Sure, we all are doing well... Be careful, we must stay fit and shouldn't fall ill and get our studies affected. We shall eat and drink healthy, exercise regularly, and won't avoid our domestic and social responsibilities. And whatever time we get for ourselves at the end of the day, we must study hard for most of the time, so that we learn to think... and learn. We simply cannot afford to stop thinking, for we are learners, and we are the chosen ones who got the scope to learn...  Let's learn to think first...  Who May Benefit from the Discussion Though it is primarily meant for the students of Class XII, WBCHSE, any student, from any level, studying the poem independently may find the discussion helpful. Moreover, those who are poem-lovers, and read poems for the sake of the pleasure of reading poetry are likely to find this platform a scope to get engaged in meaningful exchanges of ideas with others. Your Previous Exposure to Shakespeare If you are a s...

'Asleep in the Valley' by Arthur Rimbaud,- an Analytical Discussion

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Hello Friends...  Sure, we all are doing well... Be careful, we must stay fit and shouldn't fall ill and get our studies affected. We shall eat and drink healthy, exercise regularly, and won't avoid our domestic and social responsibilities. And whatever time we get for ourselves at the end of the day, we must study hard for most of the time, so that we learn to think... and learn. We simply cannot afford to stop thinking, for we are learners, and we are the chosen ones who got the scope to learn...  Let's learn to think first...  English Translations of the French Poet Poems by Arthur Rimbaud, the French 'boy poet' has been translated by many into English. Here, we are going to read Asleep in the Valley - a poem by Rimbaud, translated into English by Paul Schmidt. You may go through Arthur Rimbaud: Complete Works , translated by him, published by Harper Collins, if you like his way of translation. To get a glimpse of the book, before you rush to visit a library, y...